Table 2.
Pre-test and post-test results for clinical balance, walking ability and cardiopulmonary fitness within the control and experimental groups.
| Control (n = 8) | Experimental (n = 8) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Test | Post-Test | p-Value b | Pre-Test | Post-Test | p-Value b | |
| Functional balance, BBS a | 38.9 ± 8.4 | 39.4 ± 8.4 | 0.25 | 36.4 ± 8.4 | 42.4 ± 9.8 | 0.01 * |
| Functional walking ability, TUG (seconds) a | 18.1 ± 8.4 | 18.5 ± 8.3 | 0.95 | 24.8 ± 17.2 | 21.3 ± 15.9 | 0.01 * |
| Speed of walking (comfortable) 10MWT (meters/minute) a | 49.8 ± 21.6 | 48.6 ± 20.8 | 0.74 | 43.5 ± 31.0 | 51.5 ± 36.6 | 0.02 * |
| Cardiopulmonary | ||||||
| 6MWT (meters) a | 227.5 ± 104.3 | 249.7 ± 113.8 | 0.04 | 227.1 ± 142.7 | 255.1 ± 166.1 | 0.02 * |
| FVC (liters) a | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 0.55 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 0.02 * |
| FEV1 (liters) a | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 0.46 | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 0.02 * |
a: Mean ± standard deviation; b: Wilcoxon signed-rank test; *: p < 0.05.